TALENT. ‘ Talent precinct will turn out from $7000 to $8000 worth of wood this season. Jacob Rhinehart and family will soon move to Andreas Weidner’«' place in Coos county. A. E. Lowe and family arrived Tues­ day from Bean Bros. & Brown’s mine near Hornbrook to visit relatives. J. E. Foss who cleared $1000above ex- pences on five acres of peaches last year will duplicate the transaction this season. A. P. Talent has bought several lots of Mr. Morris and part of his house which he is moving to the lots and remodeling it into a hotel. Mr. Stancliff and family, recently of Los Angeles and formerly of Phoenix, have taken the Patton place vacated by S. H. Dunlap. 8. H. Dunlap and family and Price Fowler and family leave Friday for Col ville reservation, Wash., with the in­ tention of locating. James Helms did not start on bis trip to old Virginia but went to the huckle­ berry patch up Rogue river with his sons Henry and Oliver. Elmer Oatman and family after a two years residence in San Francisco re­ turned to Talent last week to reside. He has rented the Sarah Harris place. The new families moving to Talent are all blessed with children and the neighborhood is stocked up with the largest invoice of new and pretty girls ever kept on hand in anybody’s town. Wm. Lamb, one of the desirable new comers from Iowa has purchased a house, barn and nine acres of Mart Pel­ let near Talent for $700 and will set out 440 Newton apple trees this winter. Word received from James and Clif. Garvin, Marion Sowash and Frak Neth­ erlands, who are on a months hunting trip about Diamond Peak and the head­ waters of the Umpqua, report that they have killed a tremendously large bear and 12 deer. Mart Pellet has bought 37 acres of or­ chard from E. K. Anderson for $3700, which places him in possession of all the apple producing orchards in Talent precinct. Last spring he bought the Helms & Ammerman orchard and he has the Rapp orchard rented for five years. Arriving Daily. QUR Fall Stock has been carefully selected, Is larger and more varied than ever before Dry Goods, Carpets, Clothing, Men’s Furnishing Goods and and immense line of LADIES’ AND MEN’S SHOES are already upon our shelves WE INVITE INSPECTION. Vatipel, Norris & Drake. VALLEY RECORD. ASHLAND. Or.. Thursday, Aug. 30, 1900 The Willamette’» Poor Crop The government crop report issued from Portland Monday gives tbe follow­ ing threshing yields per acre for tbe past week ; Multnomah county, wheat 4 to 8 bushels, oats 10 to 15, peas about 15; Polk county, wheat 3 to 12, oats 10 to 22; Colombia county, wheat 7 to 10, oats 15 to 20, barlev 25 to 30; Douglas county, wheat about 7; Marion county, wheat 7, oats 13; Yamhill county, oats 12 to 20, barley.15 to 30 ; Linn county, wheat 3 to 17, oats 8 to 30; Lane county, wheat 5, oats 12%; Clackamas county, fall wheat 9, spring wheat 8, fall oats 20, spring oafs 18; Coos county, barley a- bout 40. Wheat and oats in tbe Willam­ ette valley, besides yielding very poorly, are light in weight, and the crop, whole, is verv unsatisfactory. Hoitt’s School, Menlo Park, San Mateo county, Cal. Has new buildings, newly furnished lab­ oratories and gymnasium. Beautiful sur­ roundings, careful supervision, home in­ fluences, is thoroughly equipped and of­ fers superior advantages for the care and traning of boys and young men. Ac­ credited at the universities. Tenth year begins August 6, 1900. Send for cat­ alogue. IRA G. HOITT, Ph. D., Principal. KE Alt ESTATE. John E Ryan toThoa Dungey; U Interest in 40 acres in sec 32, twp 36. 3 w, $50. Jackson County Water Company to C B Williams; all of its interest in 20,000 iocbes .of tbe waters of Rig and Little Butte creeks, heretofore appropriated, SI. C B Williams to Wm Bybee;t40 acres in sec 18, twp 36.1 W, $10. J R Anderson to Jas Young; 20 acres in sec 31, twp 37, 2 w. »125. J Williscroft to J H Daley; Interest in a ditch and right to water taken out of Little Butte creek hy the Eagle Point W D Co, 31. Pacific Imp Co to Jennie M Griffin; blks and lots in Tolo, $10. London A 8 F Bank to Jennie Griffin; blks, lots in Tolo and lands adjoining, $50. F E Dodge to J N Hinehert; lot 58, Fracht*! add to Ashland. $90. G H Andrews to O R Bu-h; lots 26 and 27. blk H, R R add to Ashland. $75. G Danielson to Bins Danielson; % Inter­ est in 120 acres in sec 32, twp 36. 3 w ; also % interest in 40 acres in same location, $1. Geo Kllndt to Oliver Jones; property in Ashland, $2000 MISiHO IZM.’lTtOK8. T H B Taylor, August 20. ditch and all water in Queen's branch of Evans creek. Geo Reeser. August 20. 20 acres of placer ground in sec 3, twp 39, r 2 w. N B Nye and Frank Ward, August 24, amended location of Montana ledge, Galls creek. J Behr man. Julv 27 and August 1, 2 Cin­ nabar claims In No mining district, R»m- sey canyon. P Applegate, Aug 14, placer claim in Grub creek district. B Wilhelm, July 28, placer claim in Ap­ plegate district. W W Matney. July 30, placer claim in Big Applegate district. Geo Reeser. July 30, placer claim in Ster- lin« villa district. JF Garrison, July 30, placer claim in Grab creek district. A Newburger. July 27. Cinnabar claim in No district, Kamsev canyon. W H Heaton, April 23, W Y O D quarto claim in Wagner creek district. W K and I H Caton, Julv IB, placer claim in Forest creek district. Jas Braden, July 16. 10.000 inches ot the waters of Rogue river. Gold Hill and Bohemia Milling Co. July 27. tunuel claim in Galls creek district JoeG Thompson, June 18. Garfield quarto Claim in Pleasant creek district. CENTRAL POINT. N. Stidham, whose life was despaired of ten days ago, is fast recovering. Rev. Isaac Baldwin of Forest Grove. Washington county, preached in the M. E. church last Sunday. Prof. Stocking returned home Sunday evening from Tacoma, Wash., having made the trip on his wheel. Prof. Harry C. Baker, who has been with us since last spring, left Wednesday ac­ companied by bis family for Oakland where he will make his futurehome. Ole Oleson, who has been in the railroad employ for some time, will be in charge of the Central Point depot for a month to give agent Purkeypile a chance to do his assessment work on his quartz ledge in the Sardine district. As Messrs Gay, Jeffries and Van Vleit were coming in from Upper Rogue river where they had been Ashing they met three men they believe to be tbe men that robbed tbe post office in Gold Hill last Saturday night. Each one had a new rifle and said they were going in the mountains to hunt. They were on foot and did not have any camping outfit. W. K. Winegard, who escaped from the officers at Redding, and who was eluding them for four days between Ashland and Central Point was arrested here Friday by the California officers Winegard came to the residence of Rev. Mr. Gregory, the Methodist minister, and prevailed upon Mr. Gregory to go to Medford and telegraph to some woman in California for money, he staying at the parsonage thinking per­ haps that he would not be expected to be found at such a place. As the telegraph­ ing at the other end was done by the officers who got onto the names by capturing his letters the officers followed Rev. Mr. Greg­ ory home. Immediately after his arrival in the house tbe officers rushed in with drawn revolvers and to the amazement of the Rev­ erend gentleman and bis family had their smooth, innocent looking, pleasant and agreeable friend in irons before be was ap­ prized of what the man was wanted for. Winegard adm'tted he was the man wanted and was taken to Santa Rosa, Cal. He was raised at Ottawa, Canada, is from a flue family and has a splendid education. His crimes oonsists ot embezzlement and swind­ ling over confide«.: women of their jewelry and ready cash. SAMPSON. 0. E. Nininger is stopping at the Springs. The rainy season seems to be arriving. Dr. Ball, whois viiiting his cousin. Rev. J. F. Wallace, attended church here Sun­ day. Bert Davis was here the other day and saye he has been making posts at Buck Prairie Tbos. Taylor arrived Sunday from Klam­ ath couuty where he has been working. Philander ‘osier, who went out with him. is st'll there. William Taylor and Bert Fergus came in from Hiatt Prairie Tuesday; also Alex Mc­ Alister, Chas, and Ered Holmes, each ot the latter bringing with them a load of posts. A great deal of travel has recently gone over the road. Most of the rocks this way from Green Springs have been thrown oat and will make an eaiser way for those who go oyer the road. Aug. 29, 1900. TOL MAN’S. J. Poley, wife and daughters, , Wilmer Poley and bride. W. N. Grubb, wife, ___ ,___ son and daughter picniced here Monday. Wm. Myer and Miss Cora Gall of Ash­ land spent Sunday at the Myer-Andre cottage. Miss Lizzie High and R. D. Heberlie of Ashland visited the Pracht Cottage Sun­ day. Misses Lottie Pracht and Mollie High arrived Saturday and Mrs. W. B. Pracht Sunday to remain several weeks. Henry Judge, Rev. J. T. Abbett and G. F. Billings took dinner at the hotel Friday. Mr. Gurnea drove to Medford and re­ turned Saturday with his daughter and Miss Bertha Davis. Jesse Ply mire came up from Central Point Saturday and returned next day with his mother, Mrs. Chas. Wilkinson, his sis­ ter Cassie and his cousin Mrs. Chas. Mc­ Ginnis. and grandtather, Mr. Gage. Ira Dodge and family, Chas. L. Loomis and family moved back to town last week. Mrs. Bowers returned with her son-in-law, Mr. Andre of Eagle Mills. Ed. A. Front, the railroad man. accom­ panied by his mother. Mrs. Henrichson of Albany, who is out visiting him, and Mrs. Ella Million and Miss E'sie Patterson spent Saturday here. PERSONAL AND SOCIAL. Earl Abbett returned to Spokane Mon* day. Will Isaacs of Medford was an Ash­ land visitor Sunday. > Miss Eva Goddard is visiting Mrs. Steve Knight at Sisson. About $30,000 of 1899 taxes remain un­ paid in Jackson county. L. C. Washburn and wife came down from Prospect yesterday. Mrs. J. C. Eubanks and babe leave Saturday for San Francisco. Mrs. Barkdull returned to Medford from Sacramento Tuesday. Miss Mary Franzen is spending the week with Granta Pass friends. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Mills returned Tuesday from their eastern trip. Hon. W. I. Vawter and Dr. J. M. Keene spent Sunday in Ashland. Miss Jessie Worman and II. M. Coss were up from Medford yesterday. Mrs. E. V. Carter baa returned from an outing at Wavner’s soda springs. C. A. Dean and wife took the stage yesterday for Yainax Indian Agency. B. T. Wjrant went to Henly yesterday to engage in mining with his son Lewi«. Trunks, valises, club bags and tele­ scopes at Opera House Furniture Store. Fred M. Drake and E. J. Farlow left Monday for Back lake on a general out­ ing. Elliot Earhart of Gold Hill went to Siskiyou county Tuesday on a business trip. Ladies are invited to inspect the new dress goods at Vaupel, Norris & Drake’s. O. B. Poole and son, J. B. Poole, came over from Coles yesterday on a business trip. M Carey hes returned from Lakeview where he has been working on a stock ranch. If you want your tire set without “dishing” the wheels, have Emil Peil do it. * James Yeo has returned from a three months visit at Westminister, Southern California. Misses Mary and Esther Silsby re­ turned Tuesday from a visit with Granta Pass friends. A new carload of fine buggies, wagon«, bolster springs and plows for sale, at Emil Peil’s. • New stock of carpets, art squares, lace curtains and rugs at Opera House Furniture 8tore. District Attorney A. E. Reames was in town Tuesday looking up a clue to the Gold Hill burglary. Misses Pearl and Hazel Grieve returned to Siskiyou yesterday after a visit with Miss Fanny Ralph. Mrs. W. B. Colton returned Tuesday from the Seventh Day Adventist camp meeting at Medford. Mrs. Anna Hale, nee Johnson, of San Francisco is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. H. Maultby, at Sterling. Mrs. M. L. Stanley was called to Cen­ tral Point j’esterday by the illness of her mother, Mrs. J. E. Ross, See the late Eastern ideas in clothing, shoes and carpets now being shown at Vanpel, Norris & Drake’s. Ernest Hicks and family are visiting his wife’s folks at Eugene, making the trip by private conveyance. F» W. Chausse and wife, of tbe Grants Pass Observer, returned home yesterday from a visit in San Francisco. Miss Kittie Million, who has been spending the summer in Ashland, returns to Portland on the excursion. Misses Helen Colvig and Alice Broth­ erton are visiting the Misses McCallen. W. D. Bonifield and family of Ottum­ wa, Iowa, visited his niece, Mrs. J. L. May, today. He was a Siskiyou county pioneer. x..Uv.>u and ...U Hershel — ..><> leave Misses Christina and Lilly McTavish of Abe Radcliff Mills soon 'for"0hina"fromiSMttie withThe I “ <»mtoence attending die government cavalry horses. They re- Ashland high school Monday, ceive $40 per month, board and expenses, Hon. Hervey Lindley, head of the big Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Blevins ’ eturned I Bt Kla“athon was in Ash- Saturday from a pleasant visit of seven 'an<^ yesterday on a business trip, weeks at their daughter’s home, Mr. Mrs. Jennie Learned and two chil and Mrs. E. N. Faulconer, at Tacoma, dren are np from Gold Hill visiting her Wash. folks, 0. O. McClendon and family. Mr. and Mrs Geo. W. StephensonTeft Mrs. J. D. Crocker of this city and Tuesday for San Francisco, where Mrs. Mrs. Henry Thornton of Grauts Pass re S. will enter a hospital to have her limb turned Monday from Salt Lake City, treated. She has been on cratches for Ex:Senator 8 H. Holt returned this some time. week from attending the funeral of his Mrs. J. L. Gault returned Monday son-in-law, Irents Soule, in Little Shasta, from her summer’s stay at McClouJ. F k McWiUiam8i Eividge Mc. Mrs. Lucy Walker and daughter Eva VVilIiam8 and two otheJ bov8 Mon. tond «h«» ^e Sterling and Blue Jay mines Everybody is invited to join us, for en­ An» 26, 1900. Lawrence Cardwell and P. S. Casey, superintendent of the Anna Hargrove. Tu edava. m. Sept. 4, tbe priuciPai’8 Supt. Fore reports that the mill will be joyment and pleasure. . Mus Bertha Pankey. The people ot Ashland and vicinity will time being required on Monday in organ- operating on the Blue Jay mine about Gold Standard mine near Jacksonville, The reception to the temperance pledge left Monday for South Omaha. Neb., to assist in providing entertainments in which iaing the other achools. the 15th of September. signers given by the Y. W. C. T. U. at the schools and business men will join Chautauqua tabernac e Friday evening was ------------------------- Lawrence Cardwell, a well-known join his family for several months. There is no place in Oregon better fitted Conductor and Mrs. E H. Bristow re­ a pleasant and enjoyable affair. A pro­ Pennoyer’s Letter. young man formerly of this county, for such festivities than Ashland with its gram an t refreshments were among the turned to Portland Monday. Mr. Bris ­ [pgTYou know that what unrivaled shade, water and pure air. The Ex-Gov. Sylvester Pennoyer recently came up from Harrison Gulch, Shasta features. The program consisted of sing­ grove will be lighted with electricity and wrote a letter to the Oregonian giving county, last week and married Miss tow will be in charge of the Ashland- ing America, prayer hy Rev. G. W. Nelson, with every convenience. I his views of the issues of this campaign. I Bertha Pankey of Central Point, a lovely Dunsmuir night passenger train soon. a recitation by Miss Esther Stephens, read­ we handle you can buy furnished The city will be deoorated with arches I He is bv far the ablest anti-republican gifl ot pioneer stock. They left Monday Mrs. S. E. Johnson, who has been vis­ ing bv Miss Lrara Hughes, vocal solo by bunting, evergreens and electric disp ays. where he is engaged I iting her son, Chas. H. Johnson in Chi­ Miss Jennie Churchman, recitation by Miss ' in this state and as his views are always 1 for their new 1 home “'m“ ” har“ K “ ” Free Soup and Coffee will be furnished. reasonable. read with interest by Jackson county in business. The congratulations and cago for many months returned home Kitt e Wells, and singing by a quartet com­ Parades and music to delight spectators. posed of Misses Anna Luster and Leora best wishes of a large circle of friends I people we supply his letter to our read­ A day will be given to each Poet, which to Ashland Tuesday and was cordially Hughes and Mesdames Groat and Waugh- goes with them. will arrange its own program. By erder of ers this week in supplement form. greeted by her friends. tah. Hon. H. S. Sanford. Mrs. Sanford, COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Ralp Vining and wife have returned Redding Searchlight: It is definitely l^g~Come and get our prices A big crowd of people leave Ashland Etbelynde, Gladys, Torbert and H. S. ' and southern Oregon on the excursion to Sanford, jr., Mrs. F. E. Haff, Ellsworth to Portland having sold his stock of settled that “Hank” Harris, the Western J Portland next Thursday night to attend and Raymond Haff, Verne Pendleton goods at Cape Nome. H. C. Myer and Union operator, ieto u npire the big game before buying. I the Elk’s carnival and street fair. and Landlord W. E. Conner returned wife will return from Nome in October. of ball at Montagne next Sunday, for $1500 a side, between the Mount Sbaata and yesterday via Klamath Falls from Crater Misses Bertha and Elizabeth Tongue Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Ankeny and Edgewood teams. There was consid­ i daughter, Glaive, arrived home thia lake, Williamson river, Klamath Agency, of Hillsboro, daughters of Congressman erable bickering before the opposing THE morning from a trip to Portlaud, Puget Seven Mile Creek and Annie Creek Tongue, are visiting their sister, Mrs. teams settled on an umpire. Tneir de- Canyon. A. E Reames at Jacksonville. Sound and British Columbia points. oision speaks w**ll for tbe recognized Mieses Dee and Dollie Ankeny are visiting Job printing of all kinds promptly Hon. W. K. Price, wife and nieces re- at the home of Hon. Levi Aokenv, Walla i done at reasonable price« at the R xcobd I turned to Tolo today from Tolman's ability and fairness of Mr. Harris. I office. We tarn oat only first-claw work. | springs. ' Walla.—Monday’s Eugene Guard. Job printing at Record office. ■ FRUITS. and Chop House. W. A. Patrick & Son, 25-Cents. Give Me a Call ASHLAND TINNING & PLUMBING CO. MOLDINGS CABINET WORK UPHOL8TERING GENERAL REPAIRING OF FURNITURE AT THE ASHLAND UNDERTAKING PARLORS. E. A. Hildreth. Jr, Frank Dodge. J. P. Say le SOLDIERS AND SAILORS FRUIT JARS ! We have ’em. Mason’s, Vacuums, Extra Tops, Rubbers. Ashland Gro. Co. Record Job Department is First-Class. ASHLAND, OREGON. FREIGHT AND BAGGAGE TRANSFER. Wood For Sale. Ice Delivered Daily in Season LAW, LAND & LOAN OFFICE GEO. AV. TREFREN -o--------- Call and get my list of properties for sale which includes all classes and kinds, and at prices to satisfy anyone. My loan department is well equipped and I can handle money for parties wishing to invest, to their advantage. I represent some of the best Fire Insur­ ance Companies in the country and would be pleased to write your property. You cannot afford to carry the risk youMstf. Insure against accident»—they are always happening and the next may be to you. I bave tbe beat and strongest company ut tbe world. SPECIAL BARGAINS. New 6 room house with one acre of land In a variety of fruit, one block from North school house, 1750.06. Six-room bouse on large lot with choice fruit; good barn; Mechanic St. $750.00. Fine house and grounds ad joininc North school grounds, for sale at a bargain; no reasonaale offer refused. Main St., near Bridge. AB A LAND, ORE